István Stefanov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1964 | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 2024 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1993 | Csepel SC | ||
| 1993–1996 | Kispesti Honved FC | ||
| 1996 | Békéscsabai Előre SE | ||
| 1997 | FC 1899 Szeged | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
István Stefanov (19 July 1964 – 5 December 2024) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He was of Bulgarian descent. Stefanov died in December 2024, at the age of 60.[2][3] He is remembered for scoring against Manchester United in the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round, playing in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup and winning the 1995–96 Magyar Kupa for Kispest Honvéd.[4]
References
- ^ István Stefanov at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Gyász: 60 évesen elhunyt a Honvéd egykori kupagyőztes középpályása (in Hungarian)
- ^ Gyász: Lefogyott, egyre többször ivott: belehalt a neje elvesztésébe a Honvéd BL-legendája (in Hungarian)
- ^ Nyikes, Zoltán (5 December 2024). "Gyászol a Honvéd: Elhunyt a korábbi középpályás, aki a BL-ben gólt lőtt a Manchester Unitednek" (in Hungarian). Csakfoci. Retrieved 7 December 2024.